Rumourville



This site is in no way affiliated with Pixar Animation Studios

Rumours, Press Releases and Press Coverage


Here are the list of rumours, press release and coverage so far

Recent Additions

Other Rumours

  • A PlayStation game based on the movie has been sited at the A Bug's Life mall tour.
    From Gina
  • Comments from people who saw the test screening of A Bug's Life. The original post from DejaNews is here.
    From Kathleen Sato
  • Pixar's PhotoRealistic RenderMan is used for the bulk of the movie, but BMRT, the shareware RenderMan compatible raytracer will be used for at least one object in the film.
    From an anonymous Pixar Employee
  • Details of a A Bug's Life based attraction at the new Walt Disney World theme park, Wild Animal Kingdom, provided by Steve Segal at Pixar
  • More information on the A Bug's Life based attraction in Wild Animal Kingdom
  • Wall Street Journal Interview with John Lasseter, provided by Bill Malloy
  • Official Pixar Press Release, kindly provided by an animator from Pixar Animation Studios. Here is the original from Pixar's site. Thank-you also to others who have provided it.
  • The story is based on the adventures of a misfit ant named Flik as he tries to save his colony from a group of greedy grasshoppers led by Hopper. When things seem to be turning to disaster Flik turns to a bunch of inept performers from a flea circus. Conforntation then occurs.
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Flik, the ant will be voiced by David Foley
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • The queen ant will be voiced by Phyllis Diller
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Princess Atta will be voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Princess Dot will be voiced by Hayden Panettiere
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Other characters in the colony are Mr. Soil (voiced by Roddy McDowall), Thorny (voiced by Alex Rocco), Cornelius (voiced by David Ossman), and Dr. Flora (voiced by Edie McClurg)
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Hopper, the lead of the gang of greedy grasshoppers will be voiced by Kevin Spacey
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Hopper's sibling Molt will be voiced by Richard Kind
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • P.T. Flea, the owner of a run-down flea circus will be voiced by John Ratzenberger. He also provided the voice of Hamm in Toy
    Source, Pixar Press Release Story.
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Manny, a praying mantis magician will be voiced by Jonathan Harris
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Gypsy, a moth will be voiced by Madeline Kahn
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Slim, a stuck-up walking stick will be voiced by David Hyde Pierce
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Francis, a male lady bug will be voiced by Denis Leary
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Rosie, a black widow spider will be voiced by Bonnie Hunt
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Dim, the not-so-bright beetle will be voiced by Brad Garrett
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Tuck & Rool, identical twin Hungarian pillbug acrobats will be voiced by Micheal McShane
    Source, Pixar Press Release
  • Heimlich, a clown caterpillar will be voiced by Joe Ranft
    Source, Pixar Press Release
Back to the main page



Last updated - 31st December 1998